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Zero Conditional Exercises Worksheet

The document describes the zero conditional, which is used to talk about things that always happen in certain conditions. The zero conditional uses the present simple tense in both the if-clause and main clause. The document provides examples of zero conditional sentences and exercises for learners to practice forming zero conditional sentences by filling in blanks or combining two related sentences into one sentence with the zero conditional structure.

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Zero Conditional Exercises Worksheet

The document describes the zero conditional, which is used to talk about things that always happen in certain conditions. The zero conditional uses the present simple tense in both the if-clause and main clause. The document provides examples of zero conditional sentences and exercises for learners to practice forming zero conditional sentences by filling in blanks or combining two related sentences into one sentence with the zero conditional structure.

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Zero Conditional Activity

If + Present Simple, Present Simple


We use the zero conditional to talk about things that always happen in certain conditions. The main action is an
automatic result of the if-clause. (We can sometimes use when instead of if.)

Task 1. Open the brackets. Remember about the punctuation.

1) If you press this button, the machine starts.


2) If you press this button, the machine stops.
3) If I don’t practice the piano every evening, I forget how to play it.
4) If we take our dog to the park, she run away.
5) If you heat ice, it melts.
6) If/When I miss the 8 o’clock train, I be late for work.
7) If/When I be late for work, my boss gets angry.
8) If/When people not eat, they get hungry.
9) When you fly budget airline, you have to pay for your drinks and snacks.
10) When you go on holiday take plenty of sun cream. It'll be very hot.

Task 2. Rewrite each pair of sentences to make one sentence with the zero conditional.

1) You heat water to 100 degrees. It boils. If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.
2) You cross an international date line. If you cross an international date line, the time change.
The time changes.
3) It rains. The grass gets wet. If it rains, the grass gets wet.
4) Wood doesn't burn. There is no air. If the wood doesn’t burn, there is no air.
5) Ice floats. You drop it in water. If the ice floats, you drop it in water.
6) There is no rain. The grass doesn’t grow. If the is no rain, the grass doesn´t grow.
7) Iron rusts. It gets wet. If the iron rusts, it gets wet.
8) People eat too much. They get fat. If the people eat too much, they get fat.
9) Babies are hungry. They cry. If the babies are hungry, they cry.
10) The river freezes. It’s very cold. If the river freezes, it’s very cold.

Task 3. Write the sentence with the zero conditional.

(I / wake up late / I / be late for school) (people / eat / too many sweets / they / get fat)

If I wake up late, I be late for school If the people eat too many sweets, they get fat.

(my husband / cook / he / burn the food) (I / feel good the next day / I / go to bed early)

If my husband cooks, he burns the food. If I feel good the next day, I go to bed early.

(you / mix water and electricity / you / get (she / buy expensive clothes / she / go shopping)
a shock)

If you mix water and electricity, you get a If she goes shopping, she buys expensive
shock. clothes.

(I / cycle to work / the weather / be fine) (I / study hard / I / pass my exams)

If I cycle to the work, the weather be fine. If I study hard, I pass my exams.

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